The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-12
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L0UISVILLES DERBY DAY
A DARK HORSE BEATS ALL THE
BIG FAVORITES

to Watch the Races Big Odds in the
Betting -Montrose Does the Mile and
q Half in 2:3o IA and Wins the Race.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 11.-This was
Derby day Business about the pool rooms
was immense. 1t is estimated that there
has not been so many strangers in the city
since the great Tenbroeck- -Mollie Mccarthy
contest. Mack's Poteen and Pritchard's st.
Valentine were scratched, bringing the
number of starters down to seven, as fol-
lows: Banburg, Jim Gore, Pendennis,
Clarion, Montrose, Banyan and Jacobin.
The favorite way of betting to-day was
buying the field and selling two choices.
The field brought $50, Banburg $685. Jim
Gore so. In the straightout pools
Banburg bronght $50, Jim Gore $50, PEN
dennis so, etc. All carry 11S pounds ex-
cept hamburg, who, being a gelding, is
allowed lis pounds. Jim Gore was a
Louisville Tip, Banburg a Lexington and
Banyan q Nashyille. There was never 50
much doubt about race and the knowing
ones We're more puzzled the more they
though about il.
MQNTAOsE THE WINNER.
The bay colt Montrose, son of the Duke
| or MpnEro4o, lam Patti, won. It was not a
| great rneas buy u was a pretty one The
weather ~ tilo morning looked a little
threatening and q 2 o'clock this afternoon
| slight shower fell. 1t lasted only few
| minutes thotigh and did not effect the track.
Long before the first drop fell streams of
vehicles and street t'ars packed and jaInmed
had filed Churt,hiii Downs with an inn
mense throng, second in numbers only to the
memorable gnthering at the Tenbroeck-
Molly Mccarthy race. In the grand stand
| the gay costumes OF the ladies at the north
end, and the fiutterdrg of their fans, afforded
a pleasant contrasts 70 the mass of human
beings packed like sargiiues over all the other
space available. There must have beer
10000 people present. Gen. Robinson, OF
Lexington; Col. Green, pf st. Louis, and
Col, NJ Lewis, of Clark were the judges.
THE FIRST EVENT. s
The horses got off in the ffrst race with
much delay. 1t was for niait2en 2-year -olds,
| and there were seven starters Cast Steel
won in the fast time of los l>2. The dis
tance was tive-eighths of a milo.
The second race, one and one-fourfh miles,
was won handily by Montana Regent ii
2:11 H. k 49,
The crowd grew nervous waiting Tor IN
big event, and there was a murnitir Of n6.
plause when Col. Clark rang the bell for fk1
Derby. Jim Gore was the first out Of the
paddock. He galloped by the stazl4
slowly and was greeted with
cheers His fore feet were
wrapped up and he appeared stiff. Penden<
mis- came next The dark-brown Califor-I
nian looked well. When Banburg appeared
| however, he was greeted with loud cheers.
The friends of Pendennis were quite en-
thusiastic. Lucky Baldwin had said he was
| a better horse than Goliah, and that was
conclusive enough to many who got within
range Of the circulation of the statement Z
THE FINAL BETTING. 4
| The pool odds were TO against Ban
burg, Is to | against Montrose, 8 TO g.
against Pendennis, 3 to l against
| The distance was one mile and half. They
started, and Billy Cheatham, Of Nashvilley5
who sent them off, he'd only to drop his fla
once in vain. The second time They Re
Off went out simultaneously from thousand1ss
Of throats Jacobini led off, followed
| closely by Banyen and Montrose, witt
the rest in bunch. As they swerved
the front. Montrose maintained a good
second and Jacobini third place. Down the
stretch the whole of them closed up As
| they came down past the grand stand in the
| following order great shout arose: Mont
rose, Jacobini, Banburg, Banyan, Jim
Gore, Pendennis and Clarion. At the end
of the mile the positions were not materially
changed. Jim Gore seemed to falter, but
gathered himself up and moved up. AT
the three-quarter pole Montrose was
in the lead They whirled into the stretch
and Fitzpatrick was seen TO be urging the
popular son of Hindoo. As they came
around the turn Pendennis threw up his tail !
and gave up. He seemed to be clear out Of I
form and ran miserable race from the start.
Montrose lstill led TO the surprise OF all.
Fitzpatrick had been instructed to win with
Jim Gore il he had TO kill the colt and as he
laid on the lash in the stretch the horse was
plainly seen to be limping.
UNDER THE STRING.
Lewis gave Montrose the rein. Montrose
held on nobly and passed under the string
winner by two lengths i'm 2:391l, with Jim
Gore second. He had led with apparent ease
from the grand stand without the touch of
the whip and looked able to go another quar-
ter Jacobni was third, Banburg fourth, ,Ciar-
ion fifth, Banyan sixth and Pendennis sew
enth. Jim Gore was hmping terribly at
the finish. 1t is thought he viii never be
able to start again. Montrose is owned
by Sabold Bros, of Cincinnati. The timers
were w. S. Barnes, Ed Corrigan and B. G.
Thomas.
The fourth race was in mile heats. In the
first heat Brookful won, with Bertha G
second and Enchantress third Time 1854.
In the second heat Brookful won, with
Enchantress second and Donovan third.
Time 1:48 12
BALTIMoREs FLYERS.
meeting to-day the events were:
FIRST -Three-quarters of mile.
Anarchy won with Mclaughlin second and Bar
mum third. Time 1:2il4.
SECOND RAcE-VSrnaI sweepstakes; one mile.
Queen Elizabetn won with Matawan second
and Lizzie Baker U..rd. Time 1850.
THIRD RACE-Clanbaugh Memorial stakes;
half mile. Satisfaction won with TONGUE sec.
ond and Belle Dor third. Time $50.
FOURTH RACE-Frce handicap sweepstakes;
one mile and one-sixteenth. Enigma won with
Panama second. There were no other starters.
Time :5S
FIFTH RAcE--One mile Paymaster and Ma
honey ran a dead heat for first place. with
Maria third, a long way Off Time 1850. Ma
honey won in the run off. Time y.
THE NATIONAL TRoTT1NG Association.
CHICAGO, May l1.-To-night long, stub
born fight against T. J. VAIL Secretary of
the National Trotting Association, was
brought to close. The board, seven in
number, accepted Mr.. Walls resignation, by
a vote OF six 20 one. Marvin M. Morse, of
Pawpaw, H., wal selected to fill the va
cancy.
Alaska's Fishery Seizures.